Recent Reviews

The Last One – The BOLO Books Review

Recently released in paperback, The Last One by Alexandra Oliva is a contemporary thriller that takes aim at two of modern society's obsessions: reality television and dystopian futures. At the core of The Last One is a new survivalist reality competition show in...

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The Skeleton Paints a Picture – The BOLO Books Review

Our favorite bag of bones, Sid the Skeleton (and his creator, Leigh Perry), have found a new home with Diversion Books and by all accounts it seems that the change of venue has managed to breathe new life into this delightful paranormal cozy mystery series – The...

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Seven Suspects – The BOLO Books Review

Seven Suspects is the third book in Renee James’ crime fiction series featuring transgender hairdresser, Bobbi Logan. As she did with the previous novels, Renee James opens the door to a world unfamiliar to many readers, allowing compassion and respect to harness...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie, and Fall for the Book

From the Booking Desk: Last night, I attended my first event at Virginia's Fall for the Book festival. This is a yearly week-long festival which takes place primarily on the campus of George Mason University.  Since it is quite a commute for weekday travel, I haven't...

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My Bouchercon 2014 Panel

From the Booking Desk: The full schedule for Bouchercon 2014 in Long Beach has not yet been revealed, however, we have been given leave to discuss our individual panels at this time. I am very happy that I was asked to moderate a panel at this year's conference. I...

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August 2014 Ricochet –
BOLO Books Monthly Recap

From the Booking Desk: Today, I am starting a new feature on the blog.  At the request of several followers, I have decided to implement a monthly recap post, which will list all of the reviews and interviews posted to the blog during the previous month. Since the...

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About

Welcome to BOLO Books. The blog name comes from the common police acronym meaning “be on the look out.” (or “be on the lookout” – depending on your source). This is especially appropriate in this case, as this blog will focus on books in the mystery and thriller genre. Crime fiction is my passion and I want to share that with you.

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